20011113Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITHCOMMISSIONERHANSEN
JEAN JEWELL
DON HOWELL
JOHN HAMMOND
WELDON STUTZMAN
LISA NORDSTROM
RANDY LOBB
JOE CUSICK
CAROLEE HALL
BIRDELLE BROWN
DOUG COOLEY
LYNN ANDERSON
RON LAW
TONYA CLARK
GENE FADNESS
WORKING FILE
FROM:WAYNE HART
DATE:NOVEMBER 13,2001
RE:STAFF REVIEW OF INTERCONNECTIONAGREEMENTSIN gyCASENOS.CTC-T-01'-1;GNR-T-0149;QWE-T-01'Í3;QWE-T-01-24;
e VZN-T-01-13;SPR-Ÿ-1-1;AND VZN-T-0ѾAND AMENDMENTS TO'INTERCONNECTIONAGREEMENTSIN CASE NOS.USW-T-97-7;USW-T-00-5;QWE-T-00-13.
BACKGROUND
Under the provisions of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996,interconnection
agreements must be submitted to the Commission for approval.47 U.S.C.§252(e)(1).The
Commission may reject an agreement adopted by negotiations only if it finds that the agreement:
(1)discriminates against telecommunications carrier not a party to the agreement;or (2)
implementation of the agreement is not consistent with the public interest,convenience and
necessity.47 U.S.C.§252(e)(2)(A).As the Commission recently noted in Order No.28427,
companies voluntarilyentering into interconnection agreements "may negotiate terms,prices and
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conditions that do ng comply with either the FCC rules or with the provisions with Section 251(b)
or (c)."Order No.28427 at 11 (emphasis original).This comports with the FCC's statement that
"a state commission shall have authorityto approve an interconnection agreement adopted by
negotiation even if the terms of the agreement do not complywith the requirements of [Part 51)."
47 C.F.R.§51.3.
THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS
1.Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho and dPi TeleConnect,LLC.
(Case No.CTC-T-01-1).This is a new resale agreement.It was reached through
voluntarynegotiations.The standard discount under this agreement is l 1.5%.
2.Verizon Northwest,Inc.and Now Communications,Inc.(Case No.VZN-T-01-14).
The parties have requested approval of a negotiated resale interconnection
agreement.
3.Owest and Sprint Communications Company,LP (Case No.SPR-T-01-1).This
is a new mterconnection agreement.
4.Owest and BG Enterprise,Inc.(Case No.QWE-T-01-23)This is a resale
mterconnection agreement.
5.Owest and CI2 Inc.(Case No.QWE-T-01-24).This is a resale interconnection
agreement.
6.Verizon Northwest,Inc.and Preferred Carrier Services,Inc.dba Phones for All
and Telefonos para Todos.(Case No.VZN-T-01-13).This is a comprehensive
mterconnection agreement.
7.TDS Telecommunications Corporation and AT&T Wireless Services,Inc.(Case
No.GNR-T-01-19).This is a wireless interconnection agreement.
8.Owest and Eschelon Telecom,Inc.(Case No.QWE-T-00-13).This includes four
amendments,adding UNE Loop Installations,Bill and Keep for reciprocal
compensation,Amending UNE P recurring charges and nonrecurring charges.
10.Owest and Sprint Spectrum,LP (Case No.USW-T-97-7).This Amendment
provides Bill and Keep terms for reciprocal compensation.
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STAFF ANALYSIS
The Staff has reviewed these Applications and did not find any terms and conditions that it
considers to be discriminatory or contrary to the public interest.All contain terms and conditions
that are similar to those contained in previouslyapproved agreements.Staffbelieves that theAgreementsandAmendmentsareconsistentwiththepro-competitive policies of this Commission,the Idaho Legislature,and the federal Telecommunications Act.Accordingly,Staff believes thattheAgreementsandAmendmentsmerittheCommission's approval.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission approve the Applications for Approval of the InterconnectionAgreementsandAmendmentstotheInterconnectionAgreementslistedabove?
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